Sigfox brings on Salesforce, Tamer, Total and others in €150m funding round
French IoT network operator Sigfox has raised €150m (US$159m) in its latest funding round, bringing on new investors including San ...
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Windstream and EarthLink to merge in US$1.1bn deal expanding fibre footprint
US rural telco and ISP Windstream has confirmed it has agreed to merge with managed network, cloud and internet services provider EarthLink – ...
Telenet takes advantage of strong investor demand for US$3.3bn refinancing
Belgian telco Telenet has issued two eight-year term loans, of €1.6bn (US$1.8bn) and US$1.5bn, taking advantage of buoyant markets to refinance ...
Qualcomm to acquire NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn in IoT push
US-based semiconductor maker Qualcomm has agreed to buy the Netherlands’ NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn, expanding its footprint in the internet of ...
Softbank in OneWeb linkup talks amid US$500m fundraising
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly one of the suitors speaking to OneWeb about a potential strategic linkup as the LEO broadband startup looks to raise ...
Rockwell Collins pays US$6.4bn to diversify into aircraft interiors with B/E Aerospace buy
Aircraft solutions firm Rockwell Collins is buying cabin interiors supplier B/E Aerospace for US$6.4bn in a transformational deal that will increase its revenues by more ...
Net 1 financing paves way for Blue Label Telecom purchase of stake in Cell C
South African electronic payment provider Net 1 UEPS Technologies has secured loans of R1.4bn (US$101.7m) to help fund its acquisition of ...
Eir refinances €1.66bn term loan to save €8m in annual interest
Irish incumbent Eir has won majority lender consent to implement proposed amendments to its €1.66bn (US$1.83bn) senior term loan facility ...
Chorus to issue €500m bond to repay existing debt
New Zealand telecoms infrastructure company Chorus has priced a €500m (US$551m) bond under its euro medium-term note (EMTN) programme. Commenting on the transaction, Chorus ...
Verizon seeks US$1bn discount on Yahoo deal following security breach
Verizon Communications is reportedly asking for a US$1bn discount on its US$4.8.bn offer it submitted two months ago to buy Yahoo’s core internet assets. ...
